Backend Developer

Bluesky’s mission is to transition the social web from platforms to protocols. We’re building a federated social network where users have more power. Our team has decades of combined experience building distributed applications. As a backend dev, you’ll be writing protocol and backend application code that will be a critical part of transforming social media.

Responsibilities:

• Scale our existing services to millions of users
• Develop and maintain the AT Protocol implementation
• Create SDK and API tools for an ecosystem of protocol developers

You might be a good fit if you:

• Have experience with Typescript and/or Go
• Have a strong knowledge of data structures and software design principles
• Have experience working with Postgres at scale
• Have experience with Scylla/Cassandra or Elasticsearch
• Are familiar with distributed systems
• Have built scalable and high-performance server-side applications
• Like working on small, fast-moving teams
• Have read the atproto docs and want to contribute

We’re especially excited if you have:

• Previous experience working on social sites
• Experience with cryptographic primitives such as public/private keys and merkle trees
• Experience with the IPLD or DID ecosystems

We're a fully remote team, though an overlap of working hours with CST (Central Standard Time) is required. For full-time roles we offer health, dental, and vision insurance.

To learn more about us, check out:

• blueskyweb.xyz
• atproto.com

To apply, email recruiting@blueskyweb.xyz with:

• A resume or CV (link or PDF)
• A cover letter that tells us why you care and how you can contribute (link or PDF)
• A link to your GitHub, GitLab, or a portfolio of past work